John Hunt Morgan
This file appears in: John Hunt Morgan Escape Route
Photo of John Hunt Morgan in 1863.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: John Hunt Morgan Escape Route
John Hunt Morgan Escape Route
Historical marker #2394 in Boone County commemorates a daring prison escape made by Confederate cavalryman John Hunt Morgan. In November 1863, Morgan escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary and…